Politics » 3 weeks ago
New Tory leader calls Boris Johnson a ‘great prime minister’ who fell into a ‘trap’ over Covid rulesThe new Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said ...
Politics » 3 weeks ago
The Guardian speaks to five people who have got to know Badenoch in Whitehall, parliament and on social occasionsThis weekend Kemi Badenoch became the first black person to lead a UK pa...
Politics » 3 weeks ago
Temper Works has promoted its gig workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislationA gig economy firm has been criticised for telling its hospitality clients they can avoid new fair tipping laws and a forthcoming ban on zero-hours contractors by using its freel...
Politics » 3 weeks ago
PM to address border crisis amid concern that small boats crossing Channel will remain key issue this parliamentKeir Starmer will describe the border crisis as a “national security” threat this week and launch a team to catch people-smugglers, UK government sources have c...
Politics » 3 weeks ago
UK chancellor says she had not known true picture of public finances but no need to increase taxes further after budgetRachel Reeves has admitted she was wrong to say before the election that no major tax rises would be needed, but promised there was “no need to increase ...
Politics » 3 weeks ago
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s extreme conservatism means it has woefully underestimated the impact of Labour’s public spending plansThere is a consensus among economists that a precondition for higher growth is higher levels of investment, and that one of the mos...
Science » 3 weeks ago
It turns out long-held resentments exist even in the animal kingdom. Does that mean they hold an evolutionary advantage?The best thing that happened to me during the whole of the pandemic was a story on the internet. An Oregon resident, furloughed, saw on a daytime nature...
Technology » 3 weeks ago
Google and its rivals are increasingly employing AI-generated summaries, but research indicates their results are far from authoritative and open to manipulationDoes aspartame cause cancer? The potentially carcinogenic properties of the popular artificial sweetener, added...
Technology » 3 weeks ago
Abdo Mohamed and Hossam Nasr organized event outside headquarters to reject company doing business in IsraelTwo Microsoft employees who were fired last week after organizing a vigil for P...
Health » 3 weeks ago
Since the age of six Greta Solomon knew she was a writer, but gained a richer sense of self when she discovered her ancestors were gifted storytellers tooThere’s a photo somewhere – taken to preserve history – of me swabbing my inner cheek with a cotton stick, ready for D...